There are over a billion smokers across the world, and over 7 trillion cigarettes are smoked every year.
In this episode, we'll look at the history of smoking, from the "discovery" of tobacco by Christopher Columbus to how tobacco companies keep us smoking, even when we know the dangers to our health.
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Mar 5
[From The Vault 🔐] Cryonics | Freezing People in Time
From The Vault 🔐 — normally a member-only episode, unlocked this month for everyone.--It is a fascinating yet controversial practice that involves deep freezing the dead with the hope of reviving them in the distant future. In this episode, we'll look at the history of Cryonics, ... Show More
22m 22s
Feb 26
#597 | The Global Housing Crisis Explained
House prices have soared across the world, rising far faster than wages and locking many people out of home ownership. This episode looks at why cheap credit, global investors, short-term rentals, and slow building have pushed prices ever higher. It also asks whether governments ... Show More
28m 40s
Feb 12
#594 | Mohammed Bin Salman & The Rise of Saudi Arabia
For decades, Saudi Arabia was ruled by ageing princes, until one young royal began changing the system from within. This episode tells the story of Mohammed bin Salman, and how he rose rapidly to become Saudi Arabia’s most powerful figure. Saudi royal family is huge; succession o ... Show More
30 m
Sep 2023
Thank You For Not Smoking
The world did NOT wake up to the dangers of smoking on September 25th, 1878, despite the efforts of Dr. Charles R. Drysdale, who had a letter published in The Times warning that smoking is a practice “deleterious to health and vitality,” noting that a contemporaneous experiment o ... Show More
11m 50s
<p>Smoking in Russia (Курение в России).</p> <p>Давайте <strong>поговорим</strong> о курении в России. <strong>Для начала</strong> некоторые факты. Население России – одно из самых курящих в мире, <strong>примерно</strong> одна треть взрослого населения <strong>регулярно</strong> ... Show More
<p>Bonjour à tous et bienvenue dans une nouvelle dictée du jeudi. </p>
<p>In this dictation exercise, we are going to work on a short text titled "Interdiction de fumer" (Smoking ban).</p>
<p>Matériel : </p>
<ul><li>Un stylo ou un crayon</li>
<li>Une feuille de papier ou un docum ... Show More